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MAINTAIN THE PROPER ELECTROLYTE
LEVEL BY ADDING DISTILLED OR PURIFIED
WATER WHEN NECESSARY. Electrolyte
levels lower during discharge and rise during
charge. Therefore, it is mandatory that water be
added to cells ONLY when they are fully
charged; do not overfill. Old batteries require
more frequent additions of water than new
batteries.
6. Keep tops of batteries clean and dry to prevent
excessive self discharge. Keep battery
terminals reasonably tight.
TROUBLESHOOTING
FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT TROUBLE-
SHOOTING, READ THIS GUIDE COMPLETELY
BEFORE BEGINNING ANY TESTS.
CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE THE
CHARGER IF IT IS DAMAGED OR APPEARS TO
BE MALFUNCTIONING. PERSONAL INJURY OR
DAMAGE TO THE CHARGER OR BATTERIES
MAY RESULT. DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THE
CHARGER. TAKE IT TO A QUALIFIED SERVICE
AGENT WHEN SERVICE OR REPAIR IS
REQUIRED. INCORRECT REASSEMBLY MAY
RESULT IN A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR
FIRE.
To determine if a charger malfunction exists,
eliminate the problems not associated with the
charger in the sections below. If the problem can
not be resolved, contact a qualified service center.
1. CHARGER DOES NOT TURN ON
a. Battery is not connected to charger.
b. Charger is not plugged into a live AC outlet.
WARNING: IF THE AC OR DC PLUG OR
RECEPTACLE IS BROKEN, TWISTED, BENT OR
LOOSE AND DOES NOT MAKE GOOD
ELECTRICAL CONTACT, HAVE IT REPLACED
BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL IMMEDI-
ATELY. DO NOT USE THIS CHARGER IN THIS
CONDITION AS FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY
CAN RESULT.
c. DC fuses blown.
2. CHARGER REMAINS AT HIGH RATE
a. The charger is connected to a battery pack
with a system voltage lower than specified.
b. Battery amp-hour capacity is greater than
specified for charger.
c. One or more of the batteries in the battery
pack has reversed polarity.
3. CHARGER TURNS OFF EARLY
a. The DC cord was accidentally disconnected
from the battery during charge.
b. The battery has been allowed to sulfate.
Charge the battery at least once every three
days when the equipment is lightly utilized.
Once sulfation is allowed to take place it
may be partially reduced by returning,
temporarily, to daily charging.
c. AC circuit is not live (power outage or circuit
breaker blown).
4. CHARGER DOES NOT TURN OFF
a. The charger is connected to a battery with
an amp-hour capacity greater than specified.
b. The charger is connected to a battery pack
with a system voltage higher or lower than
specified.
c. New batteries (5 cycles or less), cold
batteries or over discharged batteries may
require an extended charge time to achieve
full charge.
5. CHARGER FUSE BLOWS (OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER)
a. AC fuse blows when wrong AC power
supply is used.
6. BUILDING AC LINE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR
FUSE BLOWS
a. A "weak" fuse or circuit breaker is protecting
the circuit. Connect the charger to another
outlet on a different circuit. If the charger
operates properly, have a qualified
electrician inspect and test the original
circuit.
b. The circuit is overloaded. Connect the
charger to another outlet on a different
circuit.
7. EQUIPMENT RANGE DECREASING
a. The electrolyte level in conventional liquid
electrolyte lead-acid batteries was allowed
to drop below the top of the battery plates.
Add distilled water to JUST COVER THE
TOPS OF THE PLATES immediately upon
discovery and fill to the proper level with
distilled water at the completion at the very
next charge cycle. Battery capacity lost in
this manner is permanent and is not
recovered with additional charge cycles.
b. Use of the equipment before the batteries
have been fully charged and the charger
turns off. This shortens battery life and
hastens the onset of reduced daily range.
Battery capacity lost in this manner is
permanent and is not recovered with
additional charge cycles.
c. This is the normal wearout process for all
types of deep-cycle motive power batteries.
